Robert Lynch Building, 1895

The Robert Lynch Building was located on the southeast corner of 1st & Main. Tulsa Banking Company was located in the building to the right (not shown in photo). To the right of the Lynch Building (left side of the photograph) is the town (water) well, mainly used for watering horses. Andy Stoke's Ice Cream Store is located on the left end of the building. The first street dance took place in front of the Lynch Building.

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Preservation and archiving of this significant Tulsa treasure of photographs and artifacts was made possible through the Tulsa City-County Library and the Tulsa Historical Society, and the generosity of Tulsa World/Lorton Family, Chester Cadieux, the Rotary Club of Tulsa, and many other community-minded corporations, institutions, and individuals.